In order to proceed faster and timely with your request within 15 working days, AFRINIC has set up this following procedure and steps that aims to bring closed collaboration between AFRINIC Team and the requestor.1. Online registrationby the requestor Go to https://apps.afrinic.net/nmrp/, create an account, log in and fill the form. Please make sure that the organisation’s name is its legal name (as stated on the certificate of incorporation/founding documents).

- any founding document determining your eligibility in term of your presence and operations in AFRINIC region like as certificate of incorporation or any legal operation services certificate from local authority and

Please note that we may request for additional documentation along the way that as necessary during evaluation of your new membership

3. Invoice Issuing to the requestor by the Finance TeamUpon eligibility and IP resource approved, the Billing department will issue an invoice to the requestor for membership fees payment according to the fees categories (https://www.afrinic.net/en/services/rs/membership-fees)

After the Hostmaster Team has approved your IP resource request, you will be required to sign the RSA. We strongly suggest that members make two original copies of the RSA and scan or fax (+230 466 67 58) one signed copy of the document to AFRINIC. It is of importance that you then send one original signed copy by express mail to AFRINIC. Kindly note that the RSA:

Should be signed on every page

Sealed/stamped

All contacts provided

We strongly advise our members to provide at least two different contact persons for the administrative, billing and technical purposes.As stated above, one original RSA should be sent to the following address:

6. IP Resources release to the member by the hostmaster Team.Upon reception of the RSA signed and invoice payment the hostmaster Team will release the resources within 24 hours.

In order to keep on improving AFRINIC services to its members, the member that has assigned or allocated resources is invited to share with us his/her feedback on the AFRINIC registration process on the services mailing list

No. AFRINIC does not sell IP addresses - they are a shared public resource and are not for sale. Effective management of this resource is vital to maintain the ongoing health of the Internet. If you obtain IP addresses from AFRINIC, you will have the right to continue using those addresses provided that you use them in accordance with the AFRINIC allocation and assignment policies and provided that your membership remains in good standing. The use of IP addresses is subject to membership fees being paid and renewed.

An Incorporation document, is a legal document usually issued by a commercial registry or any other government authority in a country. This document allows an organisation to conduct commercial activities in that country.

AFRINIC will request for a certificate of incorporation in order to verify that the applicant organisation is legally registered in the AFRINIC region of service.

The IP addressing plan will detail your IP addressing needs(usually including the IPs you will configure on your network infrastructure, the services you are deploying for your customers, IPs for your customers.

An Internet Exchange Point is defined as a physical network infrastructure (layer 2) operated by a single entity whose purpose is to facilitate the exchange of Internet traffic between ISPs. There must be a minimum of three ISPs connected and there must be a clear and open policy for others to join.